Synthesis and characterization of a homogeneous and silica supported homoleptic cationic tungsten(vi) methyl complex: application in olefin metathesis

Raju Dey, Manoja Samantaray, Albert Poater, Ali Imad Ali Hamieh, Santosh Giridhar Kavitake, Edy Abou-Hamad, Emmanuel Callens, Abdul-Hamid M. Emwas, Luigi Cavallo, Jean-Marie Basset

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Abstract

A method for the synthesis of a homogeneous cationic tungsten(VI)penta-methyl complex [(WMe5)(+)(C6F5)(3)BMe-] from neutral tungstenhexamethyl (WMe6) and a silica supported cationic tungstentetramethyl complex [( Si-O-)WMe4+ (C6F5)(3)BMe-] from a neutral silica supported tungstenpentamethyl complex [( Si-O-)WMe5] is described. In both cases a direct demethylation using the B(C6F5)(3) reagent was used. The aforesaid complexes were characterized by liquid or solid state NMR spectroscopy. Interestingly, the homogeneous cationic complex [(WMe5)(+)(C6F5)(3)BMe-] shows moderate activity whereas the supported cationic complex [( Si-O-)WMe4+(C6F5)(3)BMe-] exhibits good activity in olefin metathesis reactions.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)11270-11273
Number of pages4
JournalChem. Commun.
Volume52
Issue number75
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

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KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: This work was supported by funds from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) office of sponsored research (OSR). A. P. thanks the Spanish MINECO for the project CTQ2014-59832-JIN. The authors also thank Dr Nassima Riache for fruitful discussions.

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